As a Regional Delegate from Airdrie, Alberta I arrived in Toronto at 4:00pm

At 6:30 pm we entered into the hotel ballroom at the Airport Holiday Inn. I didn’t know what to expect I was just super pumped about everything! The girls were told to dress fancy at on of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2016 Search for Miss Teenage Canada. I was feeling super excited!

The party was very enjoyable I got very excited when I looked around and saw all these tables with amazing items on them .

ARCHER DENTAL

There is an excellent selection of high quality oral toothbrushes which are uniquely designed to do a great job by Archer Dental, I find that Archer dental is very helpful because when I come to compete in my pageants they always make my teeth 100% pageant ready!

NUVANGO

Nuvango brought in some amazing samples for us at the party, I love Nuvango clothing because they are so easy and comfortable for all types of activities, they have some amazing pieces from different artist around the world, I am going to have so much fun going to the head quarters on Tuesday with all the other pageant girls!

HASHTAGIO

This is a really fun Marketing Platform this showed all the pictures we were taking that night and hash tagging on social media, They displayed them live on this large screen where every one from the party could view them. This is a great way for your friends and family to see what you’re doing.

SWEETS CANADA

Sam Dhutia from Sweets Canada attended our party and was kind enough to share his tasty chocolates with us! He gave out some of his gourmet chocolate bars depending on our choice and personal pick of what we liked and even flower edible chocolate bars which I loved, Thank you sweets Canada!

Sweets Canada is on Twitter @SweetsCanadaCA and so is their parent company Q Foods Canada which tweets from @QFoodsCanada

SALLY HANSEN

Sally Hansen provided products for gift bags and dispensed products such as makeup and nail polishes at a make-up station at the welcome party.

I had a wonderful experience at the bata show museum they have some pretty cool shoes from all the different centuries and from different cultures, it was amazing seeing all these different shoes and comparing them to the ones we have now! thank you for having us!
www.batashoemuseum.ca.

Twitter:@batashoemuseum

Fishd By EDO

instagram/twitter/facebook: @fishdbyedo

YOGEN FRUZ

Provided $15 coupon which we will be giving to the Miss Teenage Canada 2016 prize pack

Storia PR Inc.

Delegates are especially advised to seek out and introduce themselves to Daphna and Karen Nussbaum from Storia PR in Toronto. These ladies are part of the 2016 Search for Miss Teenage Canada experience and will be retweeting and amplifying much of the media we make, everywhere we go.

I always get super excited when I’m going to Banff National Park it’s an amazing place with beautiful lakes and wildlife! The good thing about Banff is that it looks great all year round and has activities you can do no matter the weather, so you can come and visit whenever!

Banff was founded by 3 Canadian Pacific Railway construction workers they spotted a cave that contained the hot springs which was located on the eastern eastern slopes of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains which they called Banff national park. This is Canada’s #1 national park and the 3rd out of the world

There are lots of actives to do around Banff such as visit lake Louise which was discovered in 1882 by railroad workers, come and adore nature and the natural beauty of it. You can
also ride the gondolas where you can get a breathe taking view of Banff. Another option is go hiking on Johnston canyon and check out the beautiful waterfalls, and if you’re like me and like to shop, Banff has some pretty cool souvenir shops and even some clothing shops! Personally my Favourite thing to do is visit the fairmont hotel because of its haunted history, the hotel was built in the 19th century and was open to the public on June 1, 1888. These are just some options I enjoy but if you look into it there’s many more fun filled things to do!

There you have it, sounds pretty amazing right?! If you ever decide to visit Alberta I definitely recommend taking a stop at Banff National Park and have yourself an enjoyable time.

It feels so crazy to have made it this far, I remember sitting on my bed and looking online on the MTC website, I would always stare at the signup page and never have the courage to do it, it took me a while but I decided to step out of my comfort zone and I’m so happy that I gained confidence in myself to make this decision. I would have regretted not doing this pageant this is something I’ve always been interested in. My whole experience so far inspired me to have a platform about self esteem and confidence.

I believe that it is very important to have high self esteem and confidence , especially in today’s society where girls get judged on the smallest things such as appearances. I choose this topic because I feel having low self esteem and confidence not only affects you but affects others around you it stops you from doing the things you love it also has many other side effects such as: bullying, depression, mental health issues and anxiety. I feel not a lot of people look at this as a big issue, that is because yourself is the only person that can do something about it. Start believing, do what you love, think of new ways to achieve your goals, step out of your comfort zone, start looking at yourself in a positive way, because just remember you are doing this for yourself and as you do it, we are one by one making the world a happier place to live in.

I’ve recently just attended an event that really interested me so I thought I would share it with you guys!

It was pleasure attending the children’s festival this year, I had an awesome time it was so enjoyable for me since this event was hosted downtown and I got to do it with one of my best friends Rachel (Miss Teenage North Calgary) . I love downtown, I love all the different people I get to meet there and new things I get to see. My favourite part was working at the bubble land station it was a lot of fun watching all the little kids have a great time blowing bubbles. I would be super interested in doing something like this again!

I have really been enjoying my new title it is such an honour to help out , I love trying to find new community events and meeting new people, a couple weeks ago I attended the opening day for Iron Horse Park. I had a great time volunteering there and meeting new people around Airdrie. Although the weather wasn’t too great and a lot of people couldn’t make it I loved everyones positive attitudes. I think it is a fun family orientated place to go and teach everyone about train safety. The ticket sales and donations all went to Fort McMurray which was a bonus!

Hey Everyone! I’m Mannat, Miss Teenage Airdrie 2016. I am so proud of myself for making it this far and working so hard for what I wanted. I’ve always been interested in doing this pageant but never had the bravery to do it until I took a chance and tried it out. This was an amazing experience for me I learned so much and made lots of new friends!

The night of the pageant was one of the best nights of my life. Just the feeling of being on stage and knowing everyone’s watching me gave me butterflies, I was super nervous but super happy because I was doing this and couldn’t believe it, imagine that feeling!

Now time to tell you guys some fun facts about me! I am 15 years old, I love doing activities that calm me such as dance and yoga. I am a huge animal lover and love being around all animals especially cats! I love spending time outdoors and being out with my friends, I am a city girl and enjoy spending time downtown. I just love the feeling of waking up and doing or trying something new with my friends everyday we always make sure we are enjoying ourselves and not just being lazy and wasting time, but just like everyone else I like to have alone time to think and plan by myself.

Now a little bit about my platform, my platform is about self esteem and confidence I think these are two very important things that affect the decisions you make in your everyday life. Just having enough confidence in yourself will make you know that you can do anything and achieve your goals if you work hard and believe in yourself, just like I did !